Date:         Mon, 29 Jul 1996 17:39:51 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         dbax@mindspring.com (Donald Baxter)
Subject:      New Alternator?

My OXS and Alternator light are taking more effort to make go off after
starting the van.  This began after I left the van parked for ten days while
I was in Vancouver.  It's been two weeks since I have been back and the
battery has had more than enough time to recover.

I thought I might try just replacing the regulator--the parts guy at my
favorite FLAPS insists that the regulator is internal--something I know
ain't true.  However--a new lifetime guarantee alternator is only $89.  The
voltage regulator from VW is probably at least this much.

What's the advice--keep looking for an aftermarket regulator or buy the
whole thing?

Donald Baxter

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Donald Baxter  Atlanta, Georgia
404.874-3292 (home)  <dbax@mindspring.com>  
404.447.6831 (work)  <dab1@jhk.com>

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